FINGERPRINT

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 21

Scrabble letter values: F4I1N1G2E1R1P3R1I1N1T1 = 17

Definition

  1. verb take an impression of a person's fingerprints.
  2. noun a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger.
  3. noun a generic term for any identifying characteristic.
  4. noun a smudge made by a (dirty) finger. — synonyms: fingermark

Examples

  • “often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations”
  • “that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it”
  • “The jail staff fingerprints its inmates routinely”

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